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File = README
Release of ANIMATE (version 1.3), a program for IBM PC compatible
microcomputers which can make movies for display on your computer
screen provided you have a hard disk and a register level
compatible EGA or Hercules graphics board. If you want to work
with the source code provided, you will need version 2 or newer
of Borland's Turbo C. Details are explained in animate.doc,
which documents this entire package. All source files contain
comments.
Because this is the initial release of ANIMATE, you should regard
it as a "pre-release" or a "beta test version." That is, users
will likely find some errors in the program or befuddling
instructions in the documentation, so check back in a month or
two for updates. Version 1.3 corrects an error in the Tektronix
4010 emulator that existed in the initial release (version 1.2).
Thanks for your help, and please let me know if you have
problems. Keep in mind that many graphics boards are not perfect
clones of IBM's EGA graphics system or Hercules' monochrome
graphics, causing ANIMATE to fail with these boards.
Unfortunately, the only way to make ANIMATE work in such a case
is to upgrade your graphics board. I can guarantee that ANIMATE
works properly with the examples provided, so a failure with the
examples indicates a shortcoming with the graphics board in your
computer.
If and when this package is updated with new or corrected code,
this file will contain information on the affected routines. The
files which comprise the release on 4 April 1990 are listed
below. All files are ASCII except for the two executable binary
files: animate.exe and makemovy.exe. In order to receive all
files correctly using FTP on Internet, first use MGET *.* to
transfer all the ASCII files. Then type BINARY, and hit the
"Enter" key. Now use MGET *.EXE to transfer the two binary files
to your computer.
File Contents
readme This file. Overview and file list.
animate.doc Documentation for the ANIMATE package.
animate.exe ANIMATE (executable version).
animate1.c Source code for ANIMATE: first half.
animate2.c Source code for ANIMATE: second half.
animate.prj Project file for ANIMATE.
animate.par Parameter file needed by animate.exe.
In its present form, it is configured for
EGA graphics.
animate.pah Hercules version of animate.par.
Must be renamed to animate.par if you
have Hercules graphics. First, rename the
EGA version of animate.par to animate.pae.
map.tek Tektronix 4010 plotting instructions
for a series of world maps which can be made
into a short demonstration movie using
ANIMATE.
map.scr A "script" file which allows the EGA
version of the demonstration movie
to be played back using different color
assignments than are specified in animate.par.
makemovy.exe Program to demonstrate making a movie
directly using Turbo C, without needing
Tektronix 4010 graphics.
makemovy.c Source code for MAKEMOVY.
makemovy.prj Project file for MAKEMOVY.
grafsupp.c Graphics functions which supplement Borland graphics.
Their big advantage is that they make possible
graphics programs which are device independent, i.e.
you do not have to keep track of pixel coordinates.
grafsupp.c is needed by makemovy.prj to construct
MAKEMOVY.
grafsupp.h Header file which accompanies grafsupp.c.
This file should be placed in your \turboc\include
directory and #included in any file that uses
functions from grafsupp.c.
grafdemo.c Source code for a program that demonstrates the
routines in grafsupp.c. It runs on any graphics
mode supported by Turbo C. No movie is made,
because movies can be made using only the 640 by 350
pixel mode of EGA/VGA graphics or using Hercules
monochrome graphics.
testpic.c Source code for a program to create a simple
Tektronix plot file which is useful for testing
ANIMATE.
If you have questions or wish to acquire a free copy of this
software via the Internet computer network, contact:
Dr. Jon E. Ahlquist
Dept. of Meteorology B-161
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-3034
Telephone: (904) 644-1558
Internet address: ahlquist@metsat.met.fsu.edu
(ahlquist@128.186.5.2)